Question

The decimal form of $\frac{1}{8}$ is:

• A. $0.125$
• B. $0.145$
• C. $0.25$
• D. $0.175$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $0.125$

To make the denominator a multiple of 10, we are multiplying both numerator and denominator by 125 here.

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{8}=\frac{1\times 125}{8\times 125}=\frac{125}{1000}=0.125$